COVID-19 Reporting

WRC requests that vendors or Long-Term Care providers complete a form for known or suspected cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among clients and/ or the staff who support them in Residential, Long-Term Care Supported Living or Independent Living.  This does not replace the SIR form; it is a supplemental form to track COVID-19.

• WRC COVID 19 CONSUMER FORM – SEND WITH CONSUMER SIR – Copy
• WRC COVID019 Vendor Employee Staff Form

Beginning March 14, 2022, the requirements for completing COVID-19 special incident reports (SIRs) as specified in the Department’s May 22, 2020 Directive are amended as follows:

• An individual tests positive for a new case of COVID-19; or
• An individual’s death is attributed to COVID-19, either by confirmed COVID-19 positive testing or by medical diagnosis

Service providers and regional centers should only report COVID-19 related incidents that meet the amended requirements above, and clearly indicate in each SIR a description of which reporting requirement applies. For clarity:

1. A “new case” means the first time someone becomes ill from COVID-19, or a subsequent illness after recovery from a prior COVID-19 illness. Please do not report every positive test result for the same instance of illness. For example, do not report every positive test result as someone tries to achieve a negative test to exit quarantine.
2. Please note, this change therefore shifts from reporting the number of individuals who have been sick, to the number of COVID-19 cases that occur. Reporting is intended to capture illness trends and where they occur. This change will capture multiple cases for one individual (e.g., someone who got both delta and omicron several months apart).
3. “An individual’s death is attributed to COVID-19” means a death described in the SIR as attributed to COVID-19.

Providers and regional centers should only report COVID-19 related incidents that meet these requirements and clearly indicate in the incident description box the reporting criteria met. If you have any questions regarding this Directive, please contact Leslie Morrison at (916) 214-3706 or lesliemorrison@dds.ca.gov . Click here for an updated list of COVID-19 symptoms from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).